DW, we've had many interesting discussions here on why Rocco was selected for that mission, and why he agreed to take it on. If you search for them, you might be surprised at some of the interesting theories that people here have put forth.


And yes, there seemed to be no escape plan at all, except for Rocco to run for it. The odds were overwhelming that he'd either be shot dead, or captured alive--and if he were, he'd be convicted of Murder One and sentenced to death. Both he and Michael had to know that, either way, he'd be dead. I still believe that Michael took an awful risk because if Rocco had survived, he'd have been tempted to rat Michael out as an alternative to going to the electric chair.